Colourful Contemporary Art

My mixed media work is inspired by my life long fascination with fossils, the subject matter is often pollinators and their habitats, this reflection of my environmental concerns is the motivation of much of my work.

I teach drawing, painting, and mixed media, in both private and group lessons. I firmly believe that all people have a need to create, and I delight in helping my students find their creative self. Check out my workshop and classes page.

I also teach mini workshop called pARTys. You invite some friends, I bring the art supplies, and we play!

This is a great team building program or girls night out designed for both the artist and the non-artist.

Partys take approximately 2 hours and are done either in your location or at the Art Emporium in Port Stanley.

I also accept commissioned work, either mixed media or portrait.

Studio visits by luck, or by appointment are welcome.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Holiday painting challenge 2 "Peace"




The second word of the holiday painting challenge from Creative Catalyst was "Peace".




The image that immediately sprang to my mind was the white dove bearing an olive branch, a classic symbol of peace.




The greatest challenge with this one was designing the silhouette of a dove. I lettered peace on a piece of terra skin (still in love) with gold pigment infused gel medium, by stamp and stencil in various type faces and sizes, then layered on a few contrasting colours, ending with a thin layer of gesso. When the layers were dry I sanded through to the gold gel then cut out the silhouette. The olive leaves came from my terra skin scraps. Everything was assembled on a Payne's grey painted 5x7 canvas.




Hubby says it looks like a Christmas card. Since I actually created it with the intention of adding this design to my printed cards, I guess the design is successful, if a bit of a cop out :)
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